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My Second Grade Helper

By Michelle Oakes

Hey teacher friends! Are you looking for a second grade helper? You can laminate these two pages back to back and you have one useful resource card for your students. It includes blends and pictures clues for the sounds, vowels, digraphs, dipthongs,

Subjects:

Reading, Math, Writing

Grades:

2^nd

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2,595

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End of Year Awards

By Michelle Oakes

This TOP 10 BEST SELLER includes 27 End of the Year Awards. These fun awards can be accompanied with or without a cute coordinating dollar store prize. All prize ideas are included, as well as photos of some of the items I purchased for the awards.

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Summer, End of Year

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Printables

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Chrysanthemum: A Literature Unit

By Michelle Oakes

Hey teacher friends! Are you looking for a fun and engaging Common Core Aligned unit to work on literacy skills? This Chrysanthemum Unit is a great way to get your students to engage in reading activities and target specific literacy skills. Each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

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Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.3, RL.1.7, CCRA.L.5

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The Snowy Day: A Literature Unit

By Michelle Oakes

Are you looking for a great snowy literature unit for the kiddos? This unit includes 7 lesson plans that are common core aligned to go with the popular book, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. It also provides anchor charts to teach each topic and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.1.3, RF.1.3e, L.1.1e

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Reading Anchor Charts

By Michelle Oakes

Do you need an easy way to introduce new reading concepts? These anchor charts are perfect for teaching the Common Core Standards of Reading. This will help your students to better understand the reading concepts and they can be posted in your room

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables, Posters

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.1.3, RL.1.5, RL.1.6, RL.1.7, RL.1.8, RL.1.9, RI.1.1, RI.1.2, RI.1.3...

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737

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Comprehension Graphic Organizers: Reader's Workshop

By Michelle Oakes

Hey teacher friends! Do you need graphic organizers for reading comprehension? This pack includes 32 Reader's Workshop Response Sheets. These are great graphic organizers for schema, connections, mental images, inferences, questioning, nonfiction

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Centers

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How I Became a Pirate: A Literature Unit

By Michelle Oakes

How I Became a Pirate is one of my all time favorite books to teach. Do you need an amazing unit to target specific literacy skills? This unit includes 9 lesson plans that are common core aligned to go with the book, How I Became a Pirate by Melinda

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$5.00

243

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Reading Graphic Organizers

By Michelle Oakes

Do you need reader's response sheets to assess comprehension? In this packet you will find response sheets for any book. They are especially created for Readers Workshop, guided reading and center time. The beginning of the packet includes several

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Centers

$6.00

276

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Rabbits Unit: Nonfiction Shared Reading Unit

By Michelle Oakes

Do you need a great Common Core Aligned unit for spring to work on literacy skills? This nonfiction Rabbit Unit is a great way to get your students to engage in reading activities and target specific literacy skills. Each activity contains

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Informational Text

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Lesson

$5.00

302

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Homophones: Christmas Edition

By Michelle Oakes

Are you teaching homophones? In this packet you'll find lesson plans for activities to teach multiple meaning words in an engaging way. This unit includes directions and materials for a homophone hunt, a homophone poster, recording sheets, a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Lesson

$3.75

253

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The Mitten

By Michelle Oakes

The Mitten by Jan Brett is one of my favorite books. Are you looking for an engaging Common Core Aligned unit to work on literacy skills? This Mitten Unit is a great way to get your students to engage in reading activities and target specific

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.1, RL.1.2, RL.1.3, RF.1.3e, L.1.1e, L.1.1f

$5.00

285

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If You Take a Mouse to the Movies

By Michelle Oakes

Hey teacher friends! Do you need a good literature unit for your students? This unit includes 6 lesson plans that are Common Core aligned to go with the popular book, If You Take a Mouse to the Movies by Laura Numeroff. It also provides anchor

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$5.00

199

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The Helper Bundle

By Michelle Oakes

We know students need reminders and visual aids to help them throughout the day. This pack includes grades K, 1 and 2 helpers so you can individualize for all of your students. First, you will laminate two page back to back and you have one useful

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Math, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Word Walls, Printables

$7.50

$6.00

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Back to School Behavior: Beginning of the Year Activities

By Michelle Oakes

Are you ready for back to school? Do you need some fun back to school activities for your students? These are perfect because the activities teach them simple manners and good listening skills. The activities are sure to make for an awesome school

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Character Education, Back to School

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Graphic Organizers

$4.00

291

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Focus Wall

By Michelle Oakes

Focus Walls are not only a great visual reminder of the learning targets but also a great way to reteach and review each day. This focus wall set is everything you need to start your very own focus wall routine in your primary classroom. ThI hope

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Other (Specialty)

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$7.00

705

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Too Many Pumpkins

By Michelle Oakes

My favorite fall book by far is Too Many Pumpkins. Are you looking for a fun and engaging Common Core Aligned unit to work on literacy skills? This Pumpkin Unit is a great way to get your students to engage in reading activities and target specific

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Literature

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$5.00

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Mother's Day Tea

By Michelle Oakes

Mother's Day Tea and More is here everyone! This document includes everything you need to have a successful Mother's Day! This will let the kids help decorate while making all the mamas feel extra special. The unit also gives the kids a chance to

Subjects:

Other (Specialty), Holidays/Seasonal, Spring

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables

$4.00

138

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$Winter Math and Literacy Centers$

Winter Math and Literacy Centers

By Michelle Oakes

Are you looking for a great way for your students to practice math and literacy skills this winter? This pack has everything you need for your winter centers! It includes 9 math and 9 literacy centers, plus several writing center activities as well.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Math, Winter

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Centers

$9.00

266

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Map Unit

By Michelle Oakes

Arr Mateys! This unit is packed full of map skills, literacy and math activities. In this unit your students can practice many skills through this fun pirate theme. The unit is perfect for having fun while also covering many standards. Also, to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Geography

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Centers

$7.00

685

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Farm Unit

By Michelle Oakes

This huge farm unit includes everything you'll need for a week, full of farm fun. It contains 5 Days of Shared Reading activities for the book Farming by Gail Gibbons. You can teach this unit over the course of 5 days with the many different

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Lesson

$9.00

124

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching 19 years. This will be year 15! 14 years were been in first grade and I'm now our school's reading specialist. I absolutely love teaching. I have always dreamed of being a teacher and feel blessed to be able teach.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I love to use hands on and inquiry based learning. I believe in making learning fun while still integrating and mastering the standards.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I've been nominated for Disney's Teacher of the year twice, as well as included in Who's Who Among America Teachers for two years.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I have a degree in Elementary Education grades K-8 from Miami University and a Masters in Reading from Xavier University.

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